American Idiot World Tour
The American Idiot World Tour was a concert tour by American punk band Green Day in support of the group's seventh studio album, American Idiot, which was released in September 2004. The tour began in Los Angeles at the Grand Olympic Auditorium on July 29,[1] and the last show was in Australia at the Telstra Dome.[2] During the tour, the band played at the 2004 Reading Festival in England.[3]
Tour by Green Day | |
Location | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania |
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Associated album | American Idiot |
Start date | July 29, 2004 |
End date | December 17, 2005 |
No. of shows | 161 |
Green Day concert chronology |
During the tour, Green Day recorded a live album, Bullet in a Bible, which was released in 2005, as a CD/DVD set. The concert at which the album was recorded was in England, at the Milton Keynes National Bowl, and was attended by more than 130,000 people. The DVD sold more than 1,500,000 copies and went Platinum in the UK and in the United States.
Background
Dates for the second North America leg was announced in February 2005, and lasted from April to May 2005.[4] The third North American leg was announced in May 2005.[5]
Opening acts
Opening acts included Kaiser Chiefs, My Chemical Romance, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, Sugarcult, Jimmy Eat World and Against Me!.
Main setlist
The setlist throughout the tour remained mostly the same. Green Day commonly played several songs from American Idiot, Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning.[6] Ever since the Fort Worth, Texas, USA concert in October 19, 2004.
- "American Idiot"
- "Jesus of Suburbia"
- "Holiday"
- "Are We the Waiting"
- "St. Jimmy"
- "Longview"
- "Hitchin' A Ride"
- "Brain Stew"
- "Jaded"
- "Knowledge"
- "Basket Case"
- "She"
- "King for a Day"
- "Shout/Stand By Me"
- "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
- "Minority"
- Encore
- "Maria"
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- "Homecoming"
- "We Are the Champions"
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Concert Length: 1 hr 45 minutes - 2 hours 20 minutes
Tour dates
- List of festivals
- This concert was a part of Voodoo Experience.
- This concert was a part of the Rock It festival.
Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Mike Dirnt – Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Homecoming" (Nobody likes you)
- Tré Cool – Drums, percussion, backing vocals on "King For A Day/Shout", lead vocals on "Homecoming" (Rock'n'roll Girlfriend)
- Jason White – Lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Freese – Keyboards, saxophone, trombone, accordion, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Kurt Lohmiller – (July 2004 – Late January 2005) – backing vocals, percussion, trumpet
- Ronnie Blake – (Late January 2005 – December 2005) – backing vocals, percussion, trumpet
- Mike Pelino (September 2004 & April 2005 – December 2005) – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals on "St. Jimmy"
- Bobby Schneck (October 2004 – March 2005) – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals on "St. Jimmy"
References
- "Search for setlists: tour:(American Idiot Tour) (page 15)". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- "Green Day Concert Setlist at Telstra Dome, Melbourne on December 17, 2005". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- "Green Day - We Are The Champions - Live at Reading Festival 2004". YouTube. 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- Rashbaum, Alyssa (February 8, 2005). "Idiots Hit The Road Again: Green Day Tour Dates Announced". MTV. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- "Green Day Drafts Jimmy Eat World For Tour". Billboard. May 6, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- http://www.setlist.fm/stats/albums/green-day-13d68939.html?tour=American+Idiot+Tour
- http://green---day.blog.cz/0709/tour-2004-2005